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C312 - Kunzite $ 750 Nuristan, Afghanistan small cabinet - 6.5 x 6.5 x 4.5 cm ![Kunzite from Nuristan, Afghanistan [db_pics/pics/c312a.jpg]](db_pics/pics/m/c312a.jpg)
![Kunzite from Nuristan, Afghanistan [db_pics/pics/c312b.jpg]](db_pics/pics/m/c312b.jpg)
![Kunzite from Nuristan, Afghanistan [db_pics/pics/c312c.jpg]](db_pics/pics/m/c312c.jpg)
![Kunzite from Nuristan, Afghanistan [db_pics/pics/c312d.jpg]](db_pics/pics/m/c312d.jpg)
Terminated pink Kunzite crystal with a smaller, double-terminated crystal attached to one side. The main crystal is also double-terminated, just not as nicely as the top termination. Complete and undamaged. Ex. Marty Zinn collection.
C313 - Aquamarine $ 2000 Padre Paraiso, Minas Gerais, Brazil small cabinet - 7.3 x 3.5 x 2.7 cm ![Aquamarine from Padre Paraiso, Minas Gerais, Brazil [db_pics/pics/c313a.jpg]](db_pics/pics/m/c313a.jpg)
![Aquamarine from Padre Paraiso, Minas Gerais, Brazil [db_pics/pics/c313b.jpg]](db_pics/pics/m/c313b.jpg)
![Aquamarine from Padre Paraiso, Minas Gerais, Brazil [db_pics/pics/c313c.jpg]](db_pics/pics/m/c313c.jpg)
![Aquamarine from Padre Paraiso, Minas Gerais, Brazil [db_pics/pics/c313d.jpg]](db_pics/pics/m/c313d.jpg)
Gorgeous and gemmy blue, blue/green aquamarine crystal with Muscovite attached to two sides. Undamaged with great glassy luster and highly transparent in the upper half. The prism faces have geometric growth features on the sides where the muscovite is present. The previous label shows a price of $3,800 - I got this in a 'fire sale' from a collector and am passing the savings on. Aside from some veils, the upper half is like transparent blue glass. Unfortunately the camera focuses right through the crystal to the back faces where the muscovite is present, making it look much worse in the photos as compared to when you hold it in your hand. Nicely beveled termination edges with a random, etched depression in one of the bevel faces.
C314 - Silver $ 200 Mina Vieja, Santa Eulalia, Chihuahua, Mexico miniature - 3.6 x 2.2 x 1.6 cm ![Silver from Mina Vieja, Santa Eulalia, Chihuahua, Mexico [db_pics/pics/c314a.jpg]](db_pics/pics/m/c314a.jpg)
![Silver from Mina Vieja, Santa Eulalia, Chihuahua, Mexico [db_pics/pics/c314b.jpg]](db_pics/pics/m/c314b.jpg)
![Silver from Mina Vieja, Santa Eulalia, Chihuahua, Mexico [db_pics/pics/c314c.jpg]](db_pics/pics/m/c314c.jpg)
Old Silver specimen with a dark patina over much of the surface, though with areas showing bright silver coloration. Weighs 17.6 grams.
C315 - Descloisite over Wulfenite Los Lamentos, Chihuahua, Mexico thumbnail - 2.5 x 2 x 1.9 cm ![Descloisite over Wulfenite from Los Lamentos, Chihuahua, Mexico [db_pics/pics/c315a.jpg]](db_pics/pics/m/c315a.jpg)
![Descloisite over Wulfenite from Los Lamentos, Chihuahua, Mexico [db_pics/pics/c315b.jpg]](db_pics/pics/m/c315b.jpg)
![Descloisite over Wulfenite from Los Lamentos, Chihuahua, Mexico [db_pics/pics/c315c.jpg]](db_pics/pics/m/c315c.jpg)
Blocky Wulfenite crystals coated by Descloisite. Ex. Robert Lambert collection with label. Label is dated 1994.
C318 - Tanzanite $ 350 Merelani Hills, Arusha, Tanzania miniature - 3.6 x 1 x 0.7 cm ![Tanzanite from Merelani Hills, Arusha, Tanzania [db_pics/pics/c318a.jpg]](db_pics/pics/m/c318a.jpg)
![Tanzanite from Merelani Hills, Arusha, Tanzania [db_pics/pics/c318b.jpg]](db_pics/pics/m/c318b.jpg)
![Tanzanite from Merelani Hills, Arusha, Tanzania [db_pics/pics/c318c.jpg]](db_pics/pics/m/c318c.jpg)
Single pink Tanzanite crystal with attached Calcite and/or Zeolites. Solid base that tapers out towards the top into multiple, feathery terminations. Pink is one the rarest colors for Tanzanite (or Zoisite if you prefer) and this one has well saturated color. Complete and undamaged. Unusual crystal from a late 2017 find.
C319 - Tanzanite $ 350 Merelani Hills, Arusha, Tanzania miniature - 3.2 x 1.2 x 1.1 cm ![Tanzanite from Merelani Hills, Arusha, Tanzania [db_pics/pics/c319a.jpg]](db_pics/pics/m/c319a.jpg)
![Tanzanite from Merelani Hills, Arusha, Tanzania [db_pics/pics/c319b.jpg]](db_pics/pics/m/c319b.jpg)
![Tanzanite from Merelani Hills, Arusha, Tanzania [db_pics/pics/c319c.jpg]](db_pics/pics/m/c319c.jpg)
Single pink Tanzanite crystal with attached Calcite and/or Zeolites in large, distict crystals, only one like it in the lot. Solid base that tapers out towards the top into multiple, feathery terminations. Pink is one the rarest colors for Tanzanite (or Zoisite if you prefer) and this one has well saturated color. Complete and undamaged. Unusual crystal from a late 2017 find.
C322 - Tanzanite $ 250 Merelani Hills, Arusha, Tanzania thumbnail - 2.5 x 0.8 x 0.5 cm ![Tanzanite from Merelani Hills, Arusha, Tanzania [db_pics/pics/c322a.jpg]](db_pics/pics/m/c322a.jpg)
![Tanzanite from Merelani Hills, Arusha, Tanzania [db_pics/pics/c322b.jpg]](db_pics/pics/m/c322b.jpg)
![Tanzanite from Merelani Hills, Arusha, Tanzania [db_pics/pics/c322c.jpg]](db_pics/pics/m/c322c.jpg)
Single pink Tanzanite crystal with attached Calcite and/or Zeolites and graphite at the base. Solid base that tapers out towards the top into multiple, feathery terminations. Pink is one the rarest colors for Tanzanite (or Zoisite if you prefer) and this one has well saturated color. Complete and undamaged. Unusual crystal from a late 2017 find.
C323 - Tanzanite $ 250 Merelani Hills, Arusha, Tanzania thumbnail - 2.7 x 0.8 x 0.7 cm ![Tanzanite from Merelani Hills, Arusha, Tanzania [db_pics/pics/c323a.jpg]](db_pics/pics/m/c323a.jpg)
![Tanzanite from Merelani Hills, Arusha, Tanzania [db_pics/pics/c323b.jpg]](db_pics/pics/m/c323b.jpg)
![Tanzanite from Merelani Hills, Arusha, Tanzania [db_pics/pics/c323c.jpg]](db_pics/pics/m/c323c.jpg)
Single pink Tanzanite crystal with attached Calcite and/or Zeolites. Solid base that tapers out towards the top into multiple, feathery terminations. Pink is one the rarest colors for Tanzanite (or Zoisite if you prefer) and this one has well saturated color. Complete and undamaged. Unusual crystal from a late 2017 find.
C325 - Tanzanite $ 290 Merelani Hills, Arusha, Tanzania miniature - 3.7 x 0.9 x 0.7 cm ![Tanzanite from Merelani Hills, Arusha, Tanzania [db_pics/pics/c325a.jpg]](db_pics/pics/m/c325a.jpg)
![Tanzanite from Merelani Hills, Arusha, Tanzania [db_pics/pics/c325b.jpg]](db_pics/pics/m/c325b.jpg)
![Tanzanite from Merelani Hills, Arusha, Tanzania [db_pics/pics/c325c.jpg]](db_pics/pics/m/c325c.jpg)
Single pink Tanzanite crystal with attached Calcite and/or Zeolites. Pink is one the rarest colors for Tanzanite (or Zoisite if you prefer) and this one has well saturated color. Complete and undamaged. Unusual crystal from a late 2017 find.
C327 - Tanzanite $ 250 Merelani Hills, Arusha, Tanzania thumbnail - 2.7 x 0.7 x 0.6 cm ![Tanzanite from Merelani Hills, Arusha, Tanzania [db_pics/pics/c327a.jpg]](db_pics/pics/m/c327a.jpg)
![Tanzanite from Merelani Hills, Arusha, Tanzania [db_pics/pics/c327b.jpg]](db_pics/pics/m/c327b.jpg)
Single pink Tanzanite crystal with attached Calcite and/or Zeolites. Solid base that tapers out towards the top with crystals all over the terminations. Pink is one the rarest colors for Tanzanite (or Zoisite if you prefer) and this one has well saturated color. Complete and undamaged. Unusual crystal from a late 2017 find.
C328 - Tremolite on Tanzanite $ 350 Merelani Hills, Arusha, Tanzania miniature - 3.7 x 1 x 0.7 cm ![Tremolite on Tanzanite from Merelani Hills, Arusha, Tanzania [db_pics/pics/c328a.jpg]](db_pics/pics/m/c328a.jpg)
![Tremolite on Tanzanite from Merelani Hills, Arusha, Tanzania [db_pics/pics/c328b.jpg]](db_pics/pics/m/c328b.jpg)
![Tremolite on Tanzanite from Merelani Hills, Arusha, Tanzania [db_pics/pics/c328c.jpg]](db_pics/pics/m/c328c.jpg)
![Tremolite on Tanzanite from Merelani Hills, Arusha, Tanzania [db_pics/pics/c328d.jpg]](db_pics/pics/m/c328d.jpg)
Single pink Tanzanite crystal with attached green Tremolite and Calcite and/or Zeolites. Solid base that tapers out towards the top. Pink is one the rarest colors for Tanzanite (or Zoisite if you prefer) and this one has well saturated color. Complete and undamaged. Unusual crystal from a late 2017 find.
C331 - Tanzanite $ 350 Merelani Hills, Arusha, Tanzania miniature - 3.6 x 1 x 0.7 cm ![Tanzanite from Merelani Hills, Arusha, Tanzania [db_pics/pics/c331a.jpg]](db_pics/pics/m/c331a.jpg)
![Tanzanite from Merelani Hills, Arusha, Tanzania [db_pics/pics/c331b.jpg]](db_pics/pics/m/c331b.jpg)
![Tanzanite from Merelani Hills, Arusha, Tanzania [db_pics/pics/c331c.jpg]](db_pics/pics/m/c331c.jpg)
Single pink Tanzanite crystal with attached Calcite and/or Zeolites. Solid base that tapers out towards the top into multiple, feathery terminations. Pink is one the rarest colors for Tanzanite (or Zoisite if you prefer) and this one has well saturated color. Complete and undamaged. Unusual crystal from a late 2017 find.
C343 - Sphaerosiderite $ 200 Mont Dore, France miniature - 3.8 x 3.2 x 2.0 cm ![Sphaerosiderite from Mont Dore, France [db_pics/pics/c343a.jpg]](db_pics/pics/m/c343a.jpg)
![Sphaerosiderite from Mont Dore, France [db_pics/pics/c343b.jpg]](db_pics/pics/m/c343b.jpg)
![Sphaerosiderite from Mont Dore, France [db_pics/pics/c343c.jpg]](db_pics/pics/m/c343c.jpg)
![Sphaerosiderite from Mont Dore, France [db_pics/pics/c343d.jpg]](db_pics/pics/m/c343d.jpg)
Vug filled with hemispheres of Sphaerosiderite. Another small vug filled with Sphaerosiderite on the backside too. This is from the Al McGuinness collection, and comes with Al's label plus 3 older labels (four total labels), plus another label affixed to the back of the specimen.
C344 - Cuprite with Copper $ 300 New Mexico, USA miniature - 4 x 4 x 3.5 cm ![Cuprite with Copper from New Mexico, USA [db_pics/pics/c344a.jpg]](db_pics/pics/m/c344a.jpg)
![Cuprite with Copper from New Mexico, USA [db_pics/pics/c344b.jpg]](db_pics/pics/m/c344b.jpg)
![Cuprite with Copper from New Mexico, USA [db_pics/pics/c344c.jpg]](db_pics/pics/m/c344c.jpg)
![Cuprite with Copper from New Mexico, USA [db_pics/pics/c344d.jpg]](db_pics/pics/m/c344d.jpg)
Solid mass of Cuprite crystals intergrown with elongated, wire-like crystals of Copper.
C345 - Silver with Calcite $ 800 Batopilas, Chihuahua, Mexico miniature - 4.7 x 4 x 1.0 cm ![Silver with Calcite from Batopilas, Chihuahua, Mexico [db_pics/pics/c345a.jpg]](db_pics/pics/m/c345a.jpg)
![Silver with Calcite from Batopilas, Chihuahua, Mexico [db_pics/pics/c345b.jpg]](db_pics/pics/m/c345b.jpg)
![Silver with Calcite from Batopilas, Chihuahua, Mexico [db_pics/pics/c345c.jpg]](db_pics/pics/m/c345c.jpg)
Lattice-like crystals of Silver on Calcite. Longer spinel-twinned crystal rise up out of the Calcite, with smaller crystals filling in. This is out an old collection that looks like it was put together in the 1970s. The Silver has a natural dark patina that could easy be brightened up if desired.
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